Co-op jobs

[ElvaSoShexai]

ok... i'm onto my last co-op term...

and 4 those of u that kno how the waterloo system works... i was just thinking... if u apply for those really crap/boring junior jobs... but @ a really good company... is it worth it just in the hope of getting into a nice company FT after grad? afterall, since it's a junior job, the competition to get in shouldn't be that bad...

one of my frenz sed that they usually won't hire a FT from a junior co-op job...

another frd said that u might end up continuing to do that crap job after grad...

i dunno... is this a bad idea? lol

[manho]

have you met any FT that works there who used to be students there? if you do, talk to them. If you don't, then think twice about the company hiring students when they graduate

[mingming]

A junior job may not be limited to "junior" tasks. If you show you can contribute even more, your boss will definitely give you more "senior" responsibilities.

I had a co-op job where the co-op during the previous term was a junior, and I was a senior going in. Compared to the previous student, I was given more tasks and responsibilities.

Just let the manager know during the interview that you are a senior student, and will you have the chance to contribute at a greater level. Managers love that, and may even consider you for a full time too.

[ynchu]

I hope you only type like this online, for the sake of your career.

How do you define junior positions? A junior position in a good company is a ticket for hiring if you excel the job, a senior position in a smaller company is a good reference on your resume, and a junior position in a smaller company gives you the opportunity to grow and explore possibilities.

Don't judge the job by its job title, remember.

[Narci]

If you can get any job (aside from flipping burgers) rigth after you grad, your lucky. Even if it's crap tasks, it's your foot in the door as well as work experience under your belt.

[Sylvestre]

at this point in your life, you should always aim to take jobs that improve your skills. If the choice is a low-level job in a known company, or a high-level job in an unknown company (by low-level, I mean you don't get a lot of new experience), always take the high-level.

When I'm reviewing resumes, I'm more concerned with what people know and what they did, as opposed to who they worked for.

You hope may be to get a FT job in the known company, but if you don't, you would have no job, and wasted 4 months working for someone and not learning much. Too much to lose vs. a minimal gain.